Big Ten Tournament Bound • Beat Iowa, Lock Up a Triple Bye

128 Years.
It's Tournament Time.

25-5. Ranked #9. School records shattered. The only Power 5 program without a tournament win. Since 1897. This team is different.

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B1G Tournament QF
#9
AP Ranking
25-5
Record
~4
Proj. NCAA Seed
14-5
Big Ten
Big Ten Tournament • United Center, Chicago
Nebraska is the #4 Seed — Beat Iowa to lock up a Triple Bye

First game: Quarterfinals on March 13 • Semifinals March 14 on CBS • Championship March 15 on CBS

20-0
Best Start Ever
#5
Highest AP Rank
14
B1G Wins (Record)
25
Wins (Record)

Season Milestones

What this team has accomplished — and what's still ahead

Schedule & Results

25-5 • One game left, then tournament time

By The Numbers

This team can play

Offense
77.7
PPG
Defense
65.7
Opp PPG
3-Point
35.3%
From deep
Assists
18.1
APG (#23 nationally)
7.2 Steals/Game
46.6% FG%
75.6% FT%
9.7 Turnovers/Game

Data from ESPN

They Said It Couldn't Be Done

The greatest underdog stories. Nebraska is next.

1950
Uruguay 2, Brazil 1
Silenced 200,000 fans in the Maracana
1969
Jets 16, Colts 7
Namath guaranteed it, then delivered
1980
Miracle on Ice
College kids beat the unbeatable Soviets, USA 4-3
1985
Villanova 66, Georgetown 64
#8 seed shoots 78.6% to beat #1
2004
Greece wins Euro 2004
150-1 outsiders beat host Portugal twice
2016
Leicester City
Premier League Champions at 5,000-1 odds
2026
Indiana Football
From worst P5 program to National Champions
2026
Nebrasketball?
128 years. 25-5. Ranked #9. Big Ten Tournament bound. This is the year.

The Squad

The players making history under Coach Fred Hoiberg

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The Mission

Win our first tournament game. End 128 years of waiting.

Big Ten Tournament
#2 Seed
Triple Bye • QF Mar 13
United Center, Chicago
NCAA Tournament (Projected)
~4 Seed
Selection Sunday Mar 15
Final Four: Indianapolis
Projected bracket path as a 4 seed
R64
4 vs 13
→
R32
vs 5/12
→
S16
Sweet 16
→
E8
Elite 8
→
F4
Indy
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NCAA Tournament wins in program history. 7 appearances. 7 first-round exits.
1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2014.
2026 is different.
Why This Team Is Different
24
Game win streak to start the year (longest by a B1G team since 2010-11 Ohio State)
13-0
Non-conference record, first undefeated non-con since 1928-29
7-3
Road record in Big Ten play, battle-tested for March
Stars Ready for the Stage
Pryce Sandfort
18.3 PPG
Broke school 3PT record
Rienk Mast
13.7 PPG / 6.1 RPG
ESPN Breakout Star
Braden Frager
12.3 PPG
Freshman sensation
Sam Hoiberg
4.5 APG / 2.0 SPG
Heart & soul leader